Mina Shirakawa vs. AZM, happening at NJPW Windy City Riot on April 11 in Chicago, IL now has even more stakes.
That's because, as announced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, the winner of that match will take on Mercedes Moné at NJPW Resrurgence, hapening on Friday, May 9 in Ontario, Canada. Moné will defend her NJPW Strong Women's Championship against either Shirakawa or AZM at the show.
Official for Resurgence May 9!@MercedesVarnado will defend the #njpwSTRONG Women's Championship against the winner of @MinaShirakawa vs @azumikan1411!
— NJPW of America (@NJPWofAmerica) April 2, 2025
Who will try to stop the Moné Train at Resurgence?
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Should Shirkawa defeat AZM, it would be the second time she and Moné faced off, with their first match happening at AEW WrestleDynasty, in a title-for-title match. Moné defended her NJPW Strong Women's Championship and ended up defeating Shirakawa for her own RevPro Undisputed British Women's Championship.
Here is the current lineup for NJPW Windy City Riot:
NJPW Windy City Riot (4/11)
- Hiroshi Tanahashi's Last US Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Konosuke Takeshita
- 30-Minute Iron Man Match for NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii
- Zack Sabre vs. David Finlay
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championships: West Coast Wrecking Crew (Royce Isaacs and Jorel Nelson) (c) vs. Intergalactic Jet Setters (KUSHIDA and Kevin Knight).
- Tetsuya Naito & Titan vs. Rocky Romero & El Phantasmo
- NJPW Strong Women's Number One Contenders Match: Mina Shirakawa vs. AZM
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